Abstract:

The subject of this thesis is to design a high quality hotel in Helsinki's city centre. The surrounding cityscape creates a challenging starting point for planning. This thesis aims to explore and develop short-term housing and the related hotel services as well as exploring the option of demolishing the current underground station and integrating its functions into the new hotel basement and ground level floor.

The number of tourists coming to Finland is growing, strengthening Helsinki's position as a tourist destination for both business and pleasure travellers. The need to provide diversification for hotel services is increasing, especially in the city centre and this thesis aims to study a more efficient building solution for the site and then reflect on how the customer's needs can be satisfied through architecture. High quality townscape, architectural expression, and the functions and innovations within the hotel are emphasized in this thesis.

The hotel is functionally unique in Finland, with the building combining an apartment hotel and a traditional hotel to serve a number of target groups. The different layers of activities within the hotel are combined to provide a functional whole. The building takes stand to the surrounding buildings as well as the aesthetic environment. The new hotel forms a multi-functional entity for the development of the block.Diplomityön aiheena on suunnitella korkeatasoinen hotelli Helsingin keskustaan kaupunkikuvallisesti vaativalle paikalle. Tavoitteena on tutkia ja kehittää lyhytaikaista asumista ja siihen liittyviä hotellipalveluja. Työssä tutkitaan vaihtoehtoa, jossa nykyinen metroasema puretaan ja sen toiminnot liitetään uuden hotellin kellari- ja maantasokerrokseen.